noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The process of scanning and translating foreign-language comics (especially Japanese manga or Korean manhwa) into the translator's language, for free distribution over the Internet. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A comic that has been scanned, translated, and with translation overlaid onto the original text to produce a second-language version of the comic; a scanlated comic. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

fandubfanslationfansub

Etymology

Blend of scan + translation.

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